Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay visit to Thailand
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangkok on Saturday to pay a two-day visit to Thailand. The External Affairs Minister will also be attending the Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan and a meeting of the Indo – Thailand Joint Commission during her visit to the country. The Vishwa... read more »
People in Tunisian resort hold march after deadly beach attack
People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march through the town expressing sympathy with the relatives of the victims who were killed in Friday’s deadly terror attack. According to the BBC, those killed in the attack were mostly tourists. The crowds gathered late on Saturday... read more »
Tihar Jail’s 3-tier security breached; two undertrials dig tunnel to ...
In a daring jailbreak, two undertrials dug a tunnel in the country’s most secure prison, Tihar jail, and managed to escape. While one of the escaped convict was caught, the other one is still at large, as per news reports. Housed in Jail no 7, the two convicts reportedly scaled the wall and... read more »
BJP’s silence is deafening, claims Congress
The Congress on Monday claimed that the silence of the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi’s travel documents was ‘deafening’, adding that the people of the country were waiting for the Centre to take action against External Affairs Minister... read more »
Death of ‘reformer’ King Abdullah: Why Saudis will remain frenemies to the wor...
The death yesterday (23 January) of Saudi King Abdullah – widely acclaimed as a “reformer”, albeit a one only in the context of the glacial pace of change in this semi-mediaeval... read more »
US and India Appear Ready to Try to Hash Out Differences
Differences that the United States and India have been grappling with for years are expected to dominate talks between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they meet... read more »
Obama wants to clinch climate change deal with India during his visit
WASHINGTON: Beyond all the optics and symbolism of the US president being chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations, President Obama is arriving in New Delhi with his eye on at... read more »
Former Thai Leader Impeached, Reawakening Tensions
BANGKOK — Dormant political tensions re-emerged in Thailand on Friday when the military junta’s handpicked assembly impeached the country’s former prime minister, Yingluck... read more »
Barack Obama’s India trip: US analysts cautiously optimisti...
Washington: President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to India could well lead to deeper cooperation between the two countries as it was in their mutual interest, analysts suggested though some... read more »
